R.W. Lichty

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
5 papers, 846 citations indexed

About

R.W. Lichty is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, R.W. Lichty has authored 5 papers receiving a total of 846 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Ecology, 2 papers in Soil Science and 2 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in R.W. Lichty's work include Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (3 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (2 papers) and Soil erosion and sediment transport (2 papers). R.W. Lichty is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (3 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (2 papers) and Soil erosion and sediment transport (2 papers). R.W. Lichty collaborates with scholars based in United States. R.W. Lichty's co-authors include Stanley A. Schumm, David R. Dawdy, G. H. Leavesley and M. R. Karlinger and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Science, JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association and USGS professional paper.

In The Last Decade

R.W. Lichty

5 papers receiving 721 citations

Hit Papers

Time, space, and causality in geomorphology 1963 2026 1984 2005 1965 1963 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Time, space, and causality in geomorphology
    1965 498 citations Stanley A. Schumm, R.W. Lichty American Journal of Science profile →
  2. Channel widening and flood-plain construction along Cimarron River in southwestern Kansas
    1963 235 citations Stanley A. Schumm, R.W. Lichty USGS professional paper profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R.W. Lichty United States 4 519 365 259 245 234 5 846
R. Gerson Israel 13 522 1.0× 459 1.3× 238 0.9× 390 1.6× 423 1.8× 18 1.1k
R. F. Hadley United States 14 703 1.4× 612 1.7× 360 1.4× 344 1.4× 270 1.2× 30 1.1k
Dale F. Ritter United States 15 462 0.9× 338 0.9× 165 0.6× 300 1.2× 291 1.2× 30 811
Richard H. Kesel United States 14 709 1.4× 375 1.0× 182 0.7× 412 1.7× 258 1.1× 22 956
David Knighton United Kingdom 5 760 1.5× 502 1.4× 406 1.6× 208 0.8× 143 0.6× 7 1.0k
Marie Morisawa United States 10 357 0.7× 176 0.5× 342 1.3× 127 0.5× 110 0.5× 14 748
T. A. Quine United Kingdom 11 449 0.9× 619 1.7× 230 0.9× 265 1.1× 181 0.8× 15 843
L. J. Bull United Kingdom 7 454 0.9× 509 1.4× 279 1.1× 193 0.8× 93 0.4× 8 722
Jean‐Jacques Macaire France 15 411 0.8× 385 1.1× 130 0.5× 252 1.0× 287 1.2× 42 875
S. T. Lancaster United States 14 437 0.8× 346 0.9× 264 1.0× 177 0.7× 269 1.1× 24 898

Countries citing papers authored by R.W. Lichty

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Fields of papers citing papers by R.W. Lichty

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R.W. Lichty

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R.W. Lichty. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R.W. Lichty based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with R.W. Lichty. R.W. Lichty is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

5 of 5 papers shown
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Lichty, R.W. & M. R. Karlinger. (1990). CLIMATE FACTOR FOR SMALL‐BASIN FLOOD FREQUENCY1. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 26(4). 577–586. 3 indexed citations
2.
Leavesley, G. H., et al.. (1989). Infiltration and erosion characteristics of selected tephra deposits from the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, USA. Hydrological Sciences Journal. 34(3). 339–353. 51 indexed citations
3.
Dawdy, David R., et al.. (1972). A rainfall-runoff simulation model for estimation of flood peaks for small drainage basins. USGS professional paper. 59 indexed citations
4.
Schumm, Stanley A. & R.W. Lichty. (1965). Time, space, and causality in geomorphology. American Journal of Science. 263(2). 110–119. 498 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schumm, Stanley A. & R.W. Lichty. (1963). Channel widening and flood-plain construction along Cimarron River in southwestern Kansas. USGS professional paper. 235 indexed citations breakdown →

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